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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 12

Every episode of Doctor Who Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 12!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 5 - Fugitive of the Judoon
    7.5/10(6831 votes)

    S12:E5

    Ko Sho Blo! Trigger-happy space police the Judoon are targeting 21st-century Gloucester. The Doctor, Yaz, Ryan and Graham race back to Earth in order to prevent them doing too much damage to the cathedral city. But who are they looking for, and what did they do to incur the wrath of the Judoon?

    Director:Nida Manzoor
    Writer:Vinay Patel

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  2. Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 8 - The Haunting of Villa Diodati
    7.1/10(5676 votes)

    S12:E8

    Lake Geneva, 1816. Lord Byron and the Shelleys prepare for a night telling ghost stories, but their villa proves to have ghostly presences all its own.

    Director:Emma Sullivan
    Writer:Maxine Alderton

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  3. Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 1 - Spyfall (1)
    6.7/10(7470 votes)

    S12:E1

    When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only person who can help- a certain Doctor and her companions. As they travel the globe in pursuit of answers, threats arrive from all sides, leaving Earth's security resting on the team's shoulders. But where will this planet-threatening conspiracy lead them?

    Director:Wayne Che Yip
    Writer:Chris Chibnall

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  4. Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 2 - Spyfall (2)
    6.5/10(6779 votes)

    S12:E2

    In part two of this epic spy thriller, a terrifying plan to destroy humanity is about to reach fruition. Can the Doctor and her friends escape multiple traps and defeat a deadly alliance?

    Director:Wayne Che Yip
    Writer:Chris Chibnall

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  5. Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 4 - Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror
    6.5/10(6258 votes)

    S12:E4

    1903. On the edge of Niagara Falls, something is wrong at Nikola Tesla's generator plant. Who or what is sabotaging the maverick inventor’s work? Has he really received a message from Mars? And where does his great rival Thomas Edison fit into these events? The Doctor, Yaz, Ryan and Graham must join forces with one of history's great minds to save both him and planet Earth.

    Director:Nida Manzoor
    Writer:Nina Metivier

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  6. Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 9 - Ascension of the Cybermen (1)
    6.5/10(5254 votes)

    S12:E9

    In the far future, the Doctor and her friends face a brutal battle across the farthest reaches of space to protect the last of the human race against the deadly Cybermen.

    Director:Jamie Magnus Stone
    Writer:Chris Chibnall

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  7. Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 7 - Can You Hear Me?
    5.7/10(5323 votes)

    S12:E7

    As Graham, Yaz and Ryan return home to see friends and family, they find themselves haunted by very different experiences. Who is the figure calling from beyond the stars for help, and why? And what are the fearsome Chagaskas terrorising Aleppo in 1380? To find the answers, Team TARDIS must embark on a mission which forces them to face their darkest fears.

    Director:Emma Sullivan
    Writers:Chris Chibnall, Charlene James

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  8. Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 6 - Praxeus
    5.2/10(5793 votes)

    S12:E6

    The mysterious "Praxeus" will cause the quartet to split up (never a good idea) to investigate mysteries all over Earth. And what they find will threaten all human life (again).

    Director:Jamie Magnus Stone
    Writer:Pete McTighe

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  9. Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 10 - The Timeless Children (2)
    5.0/10(7233 votes)

    S12:E10

    The Cybermen are on the march. The last remaining humans are hunted down. Lies are exposed, truths are revealed, and for the Doctor nothing will ever be the same.

    Director:Jamie Magnus Stone
    Writer:Chris Chibnall

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  10. Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 3 - Orphan 55
    4.1/10(7604 votes)

    S12:E3

    The Doctor and her friends discover that the luxury resort where they are holidaying is hiding a number of deadly secrets. What are the ferocious monsters attacking Tranquillity Spa?

    Director:Lee Haven Jones
    Writer:Ed Hime

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Fugitive of the Judoon" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 12. It scored 7.5/10 based on 6831 votes. Directed by Nida Manzoor and written by Vinay Patel, it aired on 1/26/2020. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Haunting of Villa Diodati".